Players feel weight of Gatland's expectationWhatever about Ireland expecting at Murrayfield tomorrow, Warren Gatland clearly doesFri Mar 19 1999 - 00:00
Blackrock prove their pedigreeSome things are pretty much cast in stone on St Patrick's Day and one of them is that Blackrock are crowned Leinster Schools' …Thu Mar 18 1999 - 00:00
Miller gets the callGiven a choice between an elastoplast or radical surgery, the Irish management, as ever, have opted for the former in picking…Wed Mar 17 1999 - 00:00
Another day in the sun awaits BlackrockThe Leinster Schools' Senior Cup final assumes its customary place in the St Patrick's Day pecking order at Lansdowne Road this…Wed Mar 17 1999 - 00:00
Miller can speed up decision makingIn what has already become time-honoured practice, the Irish think tank will convene this evening to pick the starting XV and…Tue Mar 16 1999 - 00:00
Hickie added to A squadDennis Hickie has been added to the replacements' bench on the Irish A squad for their concluding championship fixture against…Tue Mar 16 1999 - 00:00
Woods, Tierney out of A squadAlthough all bar two of the 23-man Irish squad were in action over the weekend, it appears that a relatively clean bill of health…Mon Mar 15 1999 - 00:00
It's still all to play for in most open campaignIN TIMES past, the prospect of the penultimate full round of matches in the All-Ireland League wouldn't have had rugby followers…Sat Mar 13 1999 - 00:00
Roscrea come back from 12 point deficitAfter digging something of a hole for themselves, Roscrea clawed their way back from a 12-0 deficit in yesterday's Leinster Schools…Tue Mar 09 1999 - 00:00
Much to learn from visit of EnglandWhen some of the Australians came up for air after their famous 1991 World Cup quarterfinal win over Ireland at the cauldron …Tue Mar 09 1999 - 00:00
Ireland just not good enoughOh well, now we know. England re-affirmed that they are a very good side, and in the process put their hosts in their placeMon Mar 08 1999 - 00:00
Thoughts turn to MurrayfieldWhether or not Murrayfield beckoned as Ireland's shot at the Triple Crown, it was always considered within the Irish camp as …Mon Mar 08 1999 - 00:00
Blackrock made to earn their date with destinyLeinster's finest rugby nursery, Blackrock College, yesterday produced their first Senior Schools' Cup finalists since the exceptional…Mon Mar 08 1999 - 00:00
Ireland A just denied share of honoursFor much of the first half it threatened to be another one of those harrowing A nightsSat Mar 06 1999 - 00:00
Patience may be Ireland's greatest virtueNo disrespect to the 1993 and '94 vintage - in fact it made their wins all the more commendable - but if Ireland repeat the trick…Sat Mar 06 1999 - 00:00
Not cocky, just confidentIreland may not beat England tomorrow, but they know they've every right to be on the same pitch, will last every minute and …Fri Mar 05 1999 - 00:00
Costello - faster, higher, strongerAsk Victor Costello how being an Irish Olympian and an Irish rugby player compare and he says: "They don't compareThu Mar 04 1999 - 00:00
Bell out of Ireland teamJonathan Bell was yesterday withdrawn from the Ireland team to play England after failing a fitness test on a thigh injury sustained…Thu Mar 04 1999 - 00:00
Injured Bell is doubtful starterJonathan Bell has emerged as a doubtful starter for this Saturday's Five Nations rendezvous with England at Lansdowne RoadWed Mar 03 1999 - 00:00
New league format likely to be scrappedThe IRFU Committee will almost certainly scrap their proposals for a restructured All-Ireland League when they next convene on…Wed Mar 03 1999 - 00:00
Irish selectors faced with pleasant dilemmaOver the next 48 hours the Irish and English think tanks will reveal their hands for next Saturday's Lansdowne Road showdownTue Mar 02 1999 - 00:00
Major setback for IRFU's blueprintThe IRFU's proposals for a restructuring of the AIB League received a potentially fatal setback last night when representatives…Tue Mar 02 1999 - 00:00
McGuinness and Bishop fit for training sessionJustin Bishop and Conor McGuinness, who picked up minor injuries in their club matches over the weekend, are expected to take…Tue Mar 02 1999 - 00:00
Bishop is Ireland's one doubtJustin Bishop emerged as the only injury concern for the Irish management last night after the weekend's club activities culminated…Mon Mar 01 1999 - 00:00
Testing times for contendersHAS their bubble burst? The question might just as easily be applied to both Shannon and Ballymena (widely perceived as probable…Sat Feb 27 1999 - 00:00
Best facing up to split loyaltiesIN TRUTH, it was probably no great surprise to Dick Best that his London Irish upstarts had their Premiership title prospects…Sat Feb 27 1999 - 00:00
Roscrea plan tourPrior to yesterday's match at Donnybrook, Cistercian College Roscrea unveiled ambitious plans for an 18-day tour of South Africa…Wed Feb 24 1999 - 00:00
Lansdowne laid lowAIB League leaders Lansdowne are the hardest hit by injuries incurred in representative games over the weekend leaving them with…Wed Feb 24 1999 - 00:00
Roscrea forced to get down and dirtyThough they had to get down and dirty in the Donnybrook mud more than they might have expected at one point yesterday, Roscrea…Wed Feb 24 1999 - 00:00
Many get off scot free under lax lawsPeter Clohessy was in a contemplative mood on Saturday at teatime, giving Warren Gatland the quote of the weekend - "I took a…Tue Feb 23 1999 - 00:00
Ireland cross the threshold at lastIn the post-match dressingroom at Wembley, Paddy Johns said that the Irish public would get as much of a buzz out of this win…Mon Feb 22 1999 - 00:00
Woodie Wonder is the happiest hookerThere's no danger of taking Keith Wood for granted, is there? Rob Henderson won the man-of-the-match award last time out, and…Mon Feb 22 1999 - 00:00
Pack's power provides keyIreland can win this match, no doubt about it. And they know it. Therein lies the rubSat Feb 20 1999 - 00:00
Place-kicking set to be sharedBeen there, done that, bought the t-shirt, and so now they've decided to skip it todayFri Feb 19 1999 - 00:00
Woods in from wildernessFate? Only time will tell whether it was ordained, but, in an ironic twist to the original selection of the Irish team to play…Thu Feb 18 1999 - 00:00
Wales put pack to workThe battle lines for next Saturday's Wembley rendezvous between Wales and Ireland were being drawn in the sand yesterdayTue Feb 16 1999 - 00:00
Balance of power shiftingThat this is the most competitive AIL first division so far was confirmed on SaturdayMon Feb 15 1999 - 00:00
Shannon have lost the hungerThe end of an era? While St Mary's season continues onward and upward, Shannon's plumbed new depths at Templeville Road on Saturday…Mon Feb 15 1999 - 00:00
Irish players avoid injuryNo news constituted good news last night as far as the Irish management was concernedMon Feb 15 1999 - 00:00
Selectors keep faith with tried and testedSquad or team announcements in the Warren Gatland era, unlike previous ones, are not designed for shock effect and the latest…Thu Feb 11 1999 - 00:00
It's the Welsh who seem in troubleThe little Englander mentality which thinks that the red rose is too grand by far for the Five Nations was briefly granted its…Tue Feb 09 1999 - 00:00
Costello to miss Welsh matchVictor Costello will almost certainly be ruled out of the Five Nations championship game against Wales at Wembley on Saturday…Mon Feb 08 1999 - 00:00
Gallant Irish refuse to buckleNo one died, as Boris Becker once observed when putting sporting defeat into proper perspectiveMon Feb 08 1999 - 00:00
